Syrian rebels have captured the governor of Raqqa province - the most senior
regime figure to be seized since the uprising began nearly two years ago.

The rebels caught Hassan Jalili as Raqqa, the provincial capital on the
Euphrates river, became the first sizeable city to fall to the opposition.

Video footage posted on
the internet showed Jalili, 62, and Suleiman Suleiman, head of the
ruling Baath party in Raqqa province, sitting nervously on chairs ringed by
rebels. They were said to be in the custody of fighters from Jabhat
al-Nusra, the jihadist group that led the assault on the city.